Carpet-weavers, Morocco by Carol Rumens 25/26

What is the setting described in the first line of the poem?

• A bustling city

• A loom of another world

• A quiet library

• A busy marketplace

What is the significance of the children's assorted heights in the poem?

• They create a harmonious melody

• They indicate their ages

• They show their social status

• They represent different cultures

What do the children watch that is compared to television?

• The garden of Islam

• The flickering knots

• The merchant's truck

• The servants of the mosque

What will happen as the garden of Islam grows, according to the poem?

• The children will sing

• The bench will be raised

• The carpet will be woven

• The mosque will be built

What is the final destination of the carpet mentioned in the poem?

• A school

• A marketplace

• A mosque

• A palace

How is the carpet described when it is used for prayer?

• Rough and thin

• Deep and soft

• Bright and colorful

• Old and worn

What are the children hard at work in, according to the poem?

• The school of days

• The garden of Islam

• The merchant's truck

• The loom of another world

What do the children's fingers create in the poem?

• The colors of all-that-will-be

• The melodies of the future

• The patterns of the past

• The stories of the present

What happens to the colors created by the children?

• They fade away

• They transform into music

• They freeze into the frame of all-that-was

• They are woven into a tapestry

What is an overall theme of the poem?

• The innocence of childhood

• Imagination and creation

• The beauty of nature

• The importance of education